Chinese

Adjective

空前

1. unprecedented; as never before

Japanese

Noun

空前 ‎(hiragana くうぜん, romaji kūzen)

1. being unprecedented

   日本犯罪史上 (にほんはんざいしじょう)空前 (くうぜん)の惨劇 (さんげき)

   Nihon hanzai shijō kūzen no sangeki

   a tragedy unprecedented in the history of crime in Japan

Synonyms

• 未曽有 (みぞう) ‎(mizou)
• 前例 (ぜんれい)のない (zenrei no nai)

Derived terms

• 空前絶後 (くうぜんぜつご) ‎(kūzenzetsugo)